Micrurus albicinctus
| Micrurus albicinctus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. albicinctus
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus albicinctus Amaral, 1925
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Micrurus albicinctus, also known commonly as the white-banded coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.[2]
Description
Unlike most species in its genus, Micrurus albicintus has no red in its color pattern. It is black, with narrow white rings. Dorsally, each white ring appears as a series of spots, but ventrally the rings are uninterrupted.[2]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus albicinctus is found in northwestern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, and northeastern Peru.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus albicinctus is forest.[1]
Diet
Micrurus albicinctus is ophiophagous, preying exclusively on snakes.[1]
Reproduction
Micrurus albicinctus is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira, M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z.; Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2021). "Micrurus albicinctus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T15202813A15202820. Retrieved 20 August 2023. (in English and Portuguese).
- ^ a b c d e "Micrurus albicinctus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
Further reading
- Amaral, A. (1925). "Ophidios de Mato Grosso. Contribuição II para o conhecimento dos ophidios do Brasil ". Commisão de Linhas Telegráficas Estratégicas de Mato Grosso ao Amazonas. 84 (5): 1–29. (Micrurus albicinctus, new species). (in Portuguese).
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Micrurus albicinctus, p. 114).
- Meise, W. (1938). "Eine neue Korallenschlange aus dem Amazonasgebeit ". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 123 (1/2): 20–22. (Micrurus waehnerorum, new species). (in German).
- Roze, J.A. (1996). Coral Snakes of the Americas, Biology, Identification, and Venoms. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89464-847-0. xii + 328 pp., 38 maps, 63 color photographs, 49 color pattern drawings. (Micrurus albicinctus, pp. 138–139 + Map 5 + Color 5).